[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of drug resistance in colon cancer and its therapeutic strategies

T Hu, Z Li, CY Gao, CH Cho - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Drug resistance develops in nearly all patients with colon cancer, leading to a decrease in
the therapeutic efficacies of anticancer agents. This review provides an up-to-date summary …

Role of cell cycle in mediating sensitivity to radiotherapy

TM Pawlik, K Keyomarsi - … Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 2004 - Elsevier
Multiple pathways are involved in maintaining the genetic integrity of a cell after its exposure
to ionizing radiation. Although repair mechanisms such as homologous recombination and …

MYC regulation of CHK1 and CHK2 promotes radioresistance in a stem cell-like population of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

WJ Wang, SP Wu, JB Liu, YS Shi, X Huang, QB Zhang… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Radiotherapy is the most successful nonsurgical treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
(NPC). Despite this, the prognosis remains poor. Although NPCs initially respond well to a …

The transcription factor FOXM1 (Forkhead box M1): proliferation-specific expression, transcription factor function, target genes, mouse models, and normal biological …

I Wierstra - Advances in cancer research, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract FOXM1 (Forkhead box M1) is a typical proliferation-associated transcription factor,
which stimulates cell proliferation and exhibits a proliferation-specific expression pattern …

FOXM1 (Forkhead box M1) in tumorigenesis: overexpression in human cancer, implication in tumorigenesis, oncogenic functions, tumor-suppressive properties, and …

I Wierstra - Advances in cancer research, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract FOXM1 (Forkhead box M1) is a typical proliferation-associated transcription factor
and is also intimately involved in tumorigenesis. FOXM1 stimulates cell proliferation and cell …

The sensitivity of human mesenchymal stem cells to ionizing radiation

MF Chen, CT Lin, WC Chen, CT Yang, CC Chen… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose: Recent studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) obtained from
bone marrow transplantation patients originate from the host. This clinical observation …

Dormancy of solitary metastatic cells

JL Townson, AF Chambers - Cell cycle, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
After arriving in a secondary site metastatic cells either begin proliferating, undergo
apoptosis or remain as solitary dormant cells. The process of metastasis, although …

Pharmacological ascorbate radiosensitizes pancreatic cancer

J Du, JA Cieslak III, JL Welsh, ZA Sibenaller, BG Allen… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
The toxicity of pharmacologic ascorbate is mediated by the generation of H2O2 via the
oxidation of ascorbate. Because pancreatic cancer cells are sensitive to H2O2 generated by …

Requirement of Krüppel-like factor 4 in preventing entry into mitosis following DNA damage

HS Yoon, VW Yang - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 - ASBMB
Previous studies indicate that Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4 or GKLF) controls the G 1/S cell
cycle checkpoint upon DNA damage. We present evidence for an equally important role of …

Modelling radiobiology

LL Gardner, SJ Thompson, JD O'Connor… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiotherapy has played an essential role in cancer treatment for over a century, and
remains one of the best-studied methods of cancer treatment. Because of its close links with …